Romantic. Optimistic. Carefully crafted portraits through song.

On his gorgeous new album, Museums and Women, Josh Rouse is part songwriter, part street photographer and documentarian. Travelling and capturing evocative portraits that reveal not only the rich inner lives of his subjects, but also the tender soul of the man behind the lens.

Recorded in Nashville with longtime production partner Brad Jones (Chuck Prophet, Hayes Carll), Museums and Women showcases Rouse at his most hopeful and romantic. Balancing casual poetry and wry humour as he conjures up a cast full of drifters and dreamers moving through life with quiet satisfaction. The subjects of these songs are almost always in transit but never lost. It’s a lush, cinematic exploration of the endless stream of passing strangers who slip in and out of our lives daily.

Discover the songs on Museums and Women at The Glasshouse in early 2027. And get down early to enjoy support from Mercury Prize shortlisted singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams.